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Humans are less forgiving of robots after multiple mistakes—and the trust is difficult to get back, according to a new University of Michigan study. Similar to human co-workers, robots can make mistakes that violate a human’s trust in them. When mistakes happen, humans often see robots as less trustworthy, which ultimately decreases their trust in them. 

The Russian army has allegedly sent Marker combat robots to Ukraine, an autonomous combat system tasked with destroying Western tanks like the Leopard and Abrams. Earlier Russian former space boss …

Researchers used a chemical synthesis robot and computationally cost effective AI model to successfully predict and validate highly selective catalysts.

Gartner highlighted the top trends that will impact technology providers through 2025. These trends reflect three overarching themes: businesses increasing their reliance on technology, new opportunities emerging through technology and the impact of external macro forces.

AI and AIoT are big trends in global industry, and at the same time, equipment management problems have arisen. In order to solve issues in asset management, Innodisk launches the InnoEx Virtual I/O Expansion Module, meant to deploy various AI smart applications through the integration of software and hardware using virtual I/O expansion technology.

Kubeark, an open and infrastructure-agnostic platform designed to support enterprises fix scalability, delivery and lifecycle management challenges, has raised $2.8 million in a pre-seed funding round. The investment round was led by Credo Ventures, with participation from Seedcamp, LAUNCHub Ventures, 500 Emerging Europe, and others.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics innovators—and their high-tech creations—will join humanitarian leaders in Geneva, Switzerland, 6-7 July, for the latest edition of the global summit advancing AI to drive sustainable development. 

Worldwide shipments of total devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to decline 4.4% in 2023, to total 1.7 billion units, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2022, the devices shipment market declined 11.9%.

Celera Motion, a business unit of Novanta, announced its launch of what it claims is the world’s smallest servo drives. The compact servo drives are designed for service robots, surgical robots, industrial grippers and lab automation applications.

The Romanian Red Cross (RRC) is assisted by UiPath in digitizing and automating the reporting of donations collected by the organization for the benefit of Ukrainian refugees in Romania. The RRC, a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education inside Romania.